American Colony | The Latino Newsletter Podcast

American Colony | The Latino Newsletter Podcast

Produced by The Latino Newsletter and Shake It Easy Media, American Colony is a series that explores how colonialism shapes the everyday lives of Puerto Ricans. Hosted by Julio Ricardo Varela and Nuria Net. New episodes in English and Spanish.

Episodes

Episodio 7: Un nuevo trato

August 12, 2026 • 43 mins
En el Museo de la Old Colony, el reconocido artista Pablo Delano examina las paradojas de la identidad colonial. Sus padres, Jack e Irene Delano, formaban parte de DIVEDCO, una agencia del gobierno inspirada por el New Deal. Ese programa usó cine, libr...
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Episode 7: A New Deal

August 12, 2026 • 40 mins
At the Museum of the Old Colony, acclaimed artist Pablo Delano examines the paradoxes of colonial identity. His own parents, Jack and Irene Delano, were part of DIVEDCO, a New Deal-inspired government agency that used film, illustrated books, and silks...
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Episodio 6: Una nación migrante

August 5, 2026 • 42 mins
A los 18 años, Camille Padilla Dalmau se mudó a los Estados Unidos para estudiar en la universidad, y atravesó un profundo choque cultural que la obligó a desmantelar años de ideas asimiladas. En este episodio, recorre su historia personal desde Filade...
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Episode 6: A Migrant Nation

August 5, 2026 • 39 mins
At 18 years old, Camille Padilla Dalmau moved to the United States for university, encountering a profound cultural shift that forced her to dismantle years of assimilated ideas. In this episode, she traces her personal journey from Philadelphia, New Y...
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Episodio 5: Café con esperanza

July 29, 2026 • 30 mins
Ábner Roldán y Karla Ly Quiñones llevan casi una década sirviendo café en Santurce, Puerto Rico, bajo la Ley Jones y las normas federales que determinan qué puede comprar, vender e importar su negocio. Una conexión inesperada con Bad Bunny les dio algo...
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Episode 5: Coffee Hopes

July 29, 2026 • 28 mins
Ábner Roldán and Karla Ly Quiñones have spent nearly a decade serving coffee in Santurce, Puerto Rico, living under the Jones Act and the federal rules that decide what their business can buy, sell, and import. An unexpected connection with Bad Bunny g...
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Episodio 4: La Chacón

July 22, 2026 • 46 mins
Durante décadas, Iris Chacón cautivó a los puertorriqueños con su exitoso programa de televisión y se convirtió en una de las latinas más reconocidas del entretenimiento, tanto dentro como fuera del archipiélago. Con su cuerpo e ingenio, “La Vedette de...
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Episode 4: La Chacón

July 22, 2026 • 40 mins
For decades, Iris Chacón dazzled Puerto Ricans with her hit TV show, becoming one of the most recognizable Latinas in entertainment. Celebrated for her body and her wit, “La Vedette de América” challenged the beauty standards and expectations imposed o...
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Episodio 3: Más libres que nunca

July 15, 2026 • 39 mins
En la época dorada de las Negro Leagues, sus grandes estrellas venían a Puerto Rico a jugar durante el invierno. En Estados Unidos, vivían el racismo. En el archipiélago, nunca se sintieron más libres. Julio Ricardo Varela cuenta cómo Puerto Rico les d...
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Episode 3: Never Felt Freer

July 15, 2026 • 33 mins
During the Negro Leagues’ golden age, their biggest stars came to play winter ball in Puerto Rico. In the United States, they experienced racism. On the archipelago, they never felt freer. Host Julio Ricardo Varela tells how Puerto Rico gave Black Amer...
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Episodio 2: Volver o vivir

July 8, 2026 • 47 mins
José Raphael sueña con retirarse a Puerto Rico, donde nació. Es el padre de T.J. Raphael, la productora de este episodio. José sobrevivió a Vietnam, al Agente Naranja y al cáncer. Pero en todo el archipiélago hay un solo hospital de veteranos operativo...
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Episode 2: No Way Home

July 8, 2026 • 47 mins
José Raphael dreams of one thing: retiring in Puerto Rico, the place where he was born. He survived Vietnam, Agent Orange, and cancer. But the archipelago has just one fully functioning VA hospital, and going back could cost him the care keeping him al...
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Episodio 1: Somos colonia

July 4, 2026 • 29 mins
Es el 4 de julio y Estados Unidos cumple 250 años. También es el día en que celebra su libertad del colonialismo. ¿Y Puerto Rico? En el episodio prólogo de American Colony, los presentadores Julio Ricardo Varela y Nuria Net se preguntan: ¿qué significa...
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Episode 1: We Are a Colony

July 4, 2026 • 28 mins
It’s the Fourth of July, and the United States is 250 years old. It is also a day Americans celebrate freedom from colonialism. But what about Puerto Rico? In the prologue episode of American Colony, hosts Julio Ricardo Varela and Nuria Net ask: What d...
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We Are Preciosa With Jay Trevino

June 18, 2026 • 24 mins
Host Michelle Zacarias sits down with queer social media influencer Jay Trevino ( https://www.instagram.com/edenxjay/ ), the co-creator of the grassroots queer Latin movement Preciosa, which she built alongside her wife, Eden. Jay opens up about their ...
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Introducing American Colony

June 8, 2026 • 1 min
American Colony premiered on July 4, 2026, and is available on The Latino Newsletter podcast feed, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms.
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Frontline Organizing With Leo Martinez

May 29, 2026 • 28 mins
From hyper-local neighborhood alert systems to confronting ICE on the streets, Leo Martinez (@tacodpollo ( https://www.instagram.com/tacodpollo/ )) shares how VC Defensa ( https://www.instagram.com/vcdefensa ) is building community power from the groun...
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Learn Your History With Anthony Milian

May 15, 2026 • 26 mins
Host Michelle Zacarias sits down with Afro-Latino public historian, social media content creator, and fine art photojournalist Anthony Milian ( https://www.instagram.com/deffnotant/ ) to explore the power of storytelling as resistance. Anthony shares h...
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Ramsey Robinson and Freezing the Rent

May 1, 2026 • 26 mins
Michelle Zacarias sits down with mental health professional, social worker, and community organizer Ramsey Robinson ( https://www.instagram.com/ramsey4gov/ ), who is running for Governor of California on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. They talk ab...
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Brenda Gonzalez Builds Her Own Table

April 17, 2026 • 35 mins
What does it mean to build your own table — and then invite your community to sit at it?In this episode of the Latino Newsletter Podcast, host Michelle Zacarias sits down with Brenda Gonzalez, founder and co-host of ( https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/ ...
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